Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Tucson, AZ

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
500 PM MST WED JUL 27 1988

AT 318 PM MST THUNDERSTORMS BEGAN TO RUMBLE OVER THE TUCSON VALLEY.
SINCE THAT TIME...THE TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS RECORDED .18
INCH OF RAIN...AND A 53 MPH WIND GUST. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF
STREET FLOODING AT DREXEL AMD MISSION STREETS.  WASHES ON THE WEST SIDE
OF TOWN ARE RUNNING...AND WATER IS MOVING DOWN THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER.

THERE HAS BEEN QUITE A LOT OF CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...THE MOST
DANGEROUS KIND...AND PERSONS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS OF THIS STORM SHOULD
NOT GO OUTDOORS...EXCEPT IN AND ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY.  IF CAUGHT OUT IN
A LIGHTNING AFFECTED AREA...SEEK SHELTER.  IF IN AN ALL METAL CAR...
STAY WITH IT.  CONVERTIBLES ARE UNSAFE AND NO PROTECTION.  DO NOT GET
UNDER A TREE.

WATCH OUT FOR FLOODING OF DIPS...WASHES AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS AS
WATER MAY RISE RAPIDLY.
FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NECESSARY.

BARTOLOME NWS 28/0010